Biddy White Lennon


Biddy White Lennon was an Irish actress and food writer.

Life

White Lennon was born in Dublin and began acting when she was four. Her mother was Ursula White, a drama professor who ran a school of acting in the Pocket Theatre at Ely Place. Her father died while she was under ten.
White Lennon started in The Riordans when the programme first aired in January 1965. She played the role of Maggie Riordan, daughter-in-law of the matriarch and wife of Benjy, and she remained on the show until its cancellation in 1979. When the series was brought to the radio, White Lennon wrote for it. She later appeared as a judge on TV3's The Great Irish Bake Off.
After her appearance on The Riordans, White Lennon went on to become well regarded in the culinary world and became founder member and Chairwoman of the Irish Food Writers Guild. White Lennon was also editor of the Irish Home Diary and food writer for both the Irish Home Diary and to Food and Wine Magazine.
In her later years, White Lennon lived in County Wexford with her husband Denis Latimer, who died in December 2016. They had one son, Dairsie.

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